Bucket holder



31- V.N. BURROWS ,8 7,2

BUCKET HOLDER Filed Feb 1. 19:50

1 3 v I I INVENTOR Maia? Zurrows,

Z ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 13, 1931 V UNITED STATES VIVIAN 1\T. BURROWS, OF BIG BEAVER, MICI-IIGAN BUCKET- HOLDER Application filed February 1,1930. SeriaI No. 425,314.

The present invention pertains to a novel bucket holder designed particularly to support a light and cheap paint receptacle. It has been found desirable and practical to furnish small quantities of paint in such cheap buckets, the wall of which at lea-st consists of heavy paper or cardboard. This bucket is not strong enough to support itself from a bail attached thereto, and it is therefore necessary to provide a member for holding the bucket and carrying the bail, and at V the same time to some extent reinforcing the wall of the bucket.

The present invention provides such a holder of extremely simple design and constructed in a manner to permit collapsing, so that it may be packed compactly for shipping and storing. The device consists essentially of a pair of semi-circular metallic 2U strips pivoted together end to end to form a band into which the bucket may be inserted. The bucket tapers towards the bottom, and the band when openedhas a circumference intermediate the top and bottom circumferonce of the bucket, so that he bucket may be passed into the band but not therethrough.

The band carries the bail, preferably by means of links at the ends of the bail and attached to the pivotal connections between the band sections. The device is further provided with accessories for positively preventing the bucket from falling through the band and for preventing the band and bail from dropping towards the smaller end of the bucket. In view of the fact that the band sections are pivoted together and the bail is also pivotally mounted with respect to the band, the device is readily collapsed.

The invention is fully disclosed by way of an example in the following description and in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device of the invention applied to a bucket;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the bucket holder in collapsed condition; and

Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 4-4; of Figure 1.

Reference to these views will now be made so by use of like characters which are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

In Figures 1 and 2 is illustrated a receptacle for paint or other material consisting of a wall member lvwhich tapers'towards the bottom 2. For certain purposes it is preferred to make the wall 10f heavy paper or cardboard, as described above, in which case the bucket would probably collapse if sus pended from a bail attached directly thereto. Consequently there is provided, aholderfor receiving the bucket and carrying the bail. I This holder in the present instance comprises a pair of substantially semicircular strips 3 of metal pivoted together end to end by means of pivot pins a to form a band into which thebucket may be passed. .The circumference of'the band when expandedto the posit-- tion shown in Figures 1 and 2;is intermediate the end circumferences of the tapered wall 1, so thatfthe band willpass over the smaller endbutnot over the larger end., i To the pivot pins 4 are attached links 5 for carrying a bail 6" which has curved ends 7 passed through the links. v

Vhen the loaded bucket is suspended from the bail as shown in Figure 2, the ends of the band sections 3 are drawn upwardly, whereby the band tends to contract and bind against the wall 1. Moreover, the sections 3' are formed with prongs 8 which are bent inwardly of the band and enter the wall 1 as shown in Figure 4, thereby constituting a positive means for preventing the bucket from falling through the band under the weight of its contents.

The links 5 are preferably made of a spring metal and formed with lips 9 positioned to extend over the upper edge of the bucket as shown in Figure 1. During insertion of the i bucket in the holder, the links are bent back to the permit the larger end of the bucket to pass the lips, after which the links are released and the lips spring into the position shown in Figure 1. This arrangement prevents the holder from slipping down towards the smaller end of the bucket-when the latter rests on a plane support.

Due to the pivotal connections between the ends of the sections 1 and the pivotal attachment of the bail 6 to the links 5, the 108- device may readily be collapsed as shown in Figure 3.

Although a specific embodiment of the in vention has been illustrated and described, it

53 will be understood that various alterations in the details of construction may be made without departing from the scope of the invention, as indicated by the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A bucket holder comprising a pair of curved members pivoted together end to end to form a band adapted to receive a bucket, a bail connected to the pivotal connections between said members, and prongs formed on said members and extending inwardly of said band, whereby to engage a bucket received in the band.

2. A bucket holder comprising a pair of curved members pivoted together end to end to form a band adapted to receive a bucket, links of spring material attached to the pivotal connections between said members, a bail connected to said links, and lips extending inwardly from said links and adapted to project over the upper edge of a bucket received in said band.

3. A bucket holder comprising a pair of curved members pivoted together end to end to form a band adapted to receive a bucket, links ofspring material attached to the pivotal connections between said members, a bail connected to said links, lips extending inwardly from said links and adapted to project over the upper edge of a bucket i received in said band, and prongs formed on said curved members and extending inwardly of the band, whereby to engage a bucket received in the band.

In testimony whereof I a'ffiX my signature.

VIVIAN N. BURROlVS. 

